Three Cheers for Mormon Support of Same-Sex Legislation? Not So Fast
Last week, the LDS Church formally came out in support of the federal Respect for…
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DeSantis is More Polished and Less Bombastic Than Trump — But is He Less of a Threat to Democracy?
The midterms proved an abysmal disappointment for the Republican Party. Instead of the promised red…
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As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon
Anyone who had “License Plates Start War” on their 2020s bingo card might be in…
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Christian Nationalist Bestseller Rooted in Volk, Homeland, and Patriarchy is ‘Blood Relation’ of a Certain 20th Century German Manifesto
As a researcher, I’ve tracked the ascendance of White Christian nationalism in the United States…
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From Shofars to Hammers: The Spiritual Warriors of MAGA are ‘ReAwakening’ to Political Violence
For two days in late October, I attended Clay Clarke’s MAGA-driven ReAwaken America Tour near…
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The Chilling Response to the Pelosi Attack isn’t Simply a Matter of Partisanship, it’s a Sign of the Right’s Embrace of Fascism
A couple of weeks before the midterm elections, a man broke into the San Francisco…
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As Psychedelics Experience a Renaissance, Emory’s New Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality Seeks a Novel Approach
For years, in addition to writing about it numerous times for RD, I’ve included a…
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What Did Kyrie Say That Was So Wrong? When Black Antisemitism Meets White Jewish Privilege
So, let’s start with a joke. A Black nationalist female rabbi, a Black male womanist…
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The Quiet Part is Very Much Out Loud: Conservative Publication Calls For Embrace of Totalitarianism
White Christian nationalism has been shown by researchers to be strongly connected to authoritarianism and…
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Paranormal Vodka, Exorcists and a Demonic Doll: Welcome to Paracon, Based on the Work of the Demon-Hunters Who Inspired the ‘Conjuring’ Series
I really didn’t know what to expect when Joseph Laycock and I bought our tickets…
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